NAWBO-OC is proud to announce the development
of a new Education Center dedicated to furthering the success
of women business owners by offering classes, workshops and
series designed to meet their needs at every stage of personal
and company growth. To better identify and serve the needs
of NAWBO-OC members and other women business owners in Orange
County, the educational programs have been designed around
three target segments:
"NAWBO-OC
has helped me realize my dream of owning a company that offers
fun food choices without compromising health. By participating
in NAWBO's mentoring program, educational courses, and monthly
networking meetings, I now have the tools necessary to expand my
business to the next level." —Gerrie Adams, Xengaru
Fun Food LLC
1. ENERGIZERS:
First time entrepreneurs with no prior business experience.
2. EVOLVERS: First
time entrepreneurs with prior corporate business experience.
3. SHOW ME THE MONEY:
Established entrepreneurs who have been in business for four
or more years and want to take their successful businesses
to the
next level.
SUCCESS
Teams NAWBO-OC has extended our educational and developmental
programs by offering SUCCESS Teams to complement our mentoring
and business training curriculum. Unlike other programs of this
type, we offer this to members without restriction on company earnings,
at a fraction the price of other programs.
What is a SUCCESS Team?
A SUCCESS Team is a group of 6-10 business owners who meet regularly,
to use their combined knowledge, experience, and energy to support
each other’s business success. Each group is facilited by a trained
and exerienced business coach and will meet twice per month, once in
person and once via conference call.
SUCCESS Team meetings will be held on the first
Tuesday of the month from 1 to 4pm for six months. There will
also be "mid-month" conference calls. After joining
a team, you will be expected to attend at least 10 out of the
12 meetings. You will also be required to participate in a general
orientation meeting which will be offered before your first SUCCESS
Team meeting.
Registration for the next round
of SUCCESS Teams is underway. The deadline
to register will be February 8, 2008. Orientation
is Tuesday, February 19th from 1pm to 4pm, and the first
team
meeting
is Tuesday, March 4th.
If you’d
like to learn more about NAWBO's success team program click
here or visit the SUCCESS Team table at the next NAWBO dinner
meeting. The support, accountability, and feedback you get in
these peer advisory groups is an invaluable benefit to NAWBO
members...as you network don’t forget to ask other members
about their experiences!
Please note that there are only three opportunities per year
to join a success team—January, May, and September (teams
begin meeting the following month).
Upcoming Classes Classes
will take place at Sunwest Bank, 17542 East 17th St,
#200, Tustin, CA. MAP
Business Planning
(May 22, 2008 and 28th from 9-noon) with Rita Monte, PIC, Performance Improvement Consultants. The best way to predict the future is to create it! Planning is a process that determines the future of the organization. The process helps determine business opportunities and resources that are required to convert opportunity into success.
Business Owners and leaders today have found that developing a
strategy and an implementation plan is far more effective than leaving
the future to chance. Furthermore, developing a strategy, a vision, a
mission, and a specific plan of action contributes to long-term,
sustainable success.
The Business Planning process provides a format for developing
specific strategies, converting those strategies into a business
planning process, and establishing measurable and attainable goals.
It is a process that involves not only determining where you want and
need to go but also how you are going to get there.
Creating
a Website that Gets Results
(June 12, 20008, 5-8pm) with Rachel Pradhan, INDRA
Successful Coach Marketing. Do you have a website that just
sits there?
Does
it not give you prospects or clients? Or is your newsletter
subscription is low? Then this class is for you! "DeGeek" on
Internet Marketing, Rachel Pradhan, will enlighten you on why
you should have a website
and how to create a website that gets results!
You’ll learn why a website should:
Shorten your Sales Cycle!
- Make your Business Easy!
- Have your Clients sell For You!
- Make Marketing Easy through Your Website!
Topics that we will discuss during this content-rich 3 hour
class:
- The 8 Jewels of Internet Marketing!
- Increasing your eNewsletter subscription!
- Online Video, Blogs, Podcasting, and even eCommerce!
What you will receive as a take-away:
- 1 month access to a website with "How-to" videos
on Blogs, eNewsletters, Video and Podcasting
- 3-ring binder with written notes and screen shots of examples
Sales Success: Optimizing Your Sales Process
(July 24, 2008, 5-8pm) with Michelle Beauchamp, B.E.A. & Company. Do your want to increase your sales? This 3-hour workshop will teach you how to create a prospecting mix, develop an effective 30-second commercial, teach you to talk less and listen more, and show you how to uncover the real reasons people buy. With these new tools, you will be turning more prospects into customers and taking your sales to the next level.
INSTRUCTORS: For
information about becoming an instructor for our programs, CLICK
HERE for instructor flyer.
SCHOLARSHIPS: NAWBO-OC
members wishing to further their education in the pursuit
of business excellence may be eligible for assistance.
For information and application CLICK
HERE for PDF format, CLICK
HERE for Word format (can type into fields
in Word).
WOMEN'S
BUSINESS INSTITUTE: NAWBO-OC's Women’s
Business Institute (WBI) is the 501(c)(3)
funding arm for our Education Center. The primary
mission of the WBI is to support the continuing business
education needs of women business owners, with a
secondary focus on supporting all women in business.
FOUNDING MEMBERS: Sixteen
prominent OC businesswomen responded to the need for
the Education Center—the WBI
Founding Members—along with eight
companies including Marquis Sponsor Sunwest Bank leading
the charge.
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